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pendant
(mass) | pendant
- záves, záves |
pendant
(encz) | pendant,medailonek n: Tolda |
pendant
(encz) | pendant,protějšek n: Tolda |
pendant
(encz) | pendant,přívěsek n: Zdeněk Brož |
pendant
(encz) | pendant,závěs n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pendant
(gcide) | Pendant \Pend"ant\ (p[e^]nd"ant), n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre
to hang, L. pendere. Cf. Pendent, Pansy, Pensive,
Poise, Ponder.]
1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental
character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an
appendix or addition, as to a book.
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Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope.
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Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its
pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
--Keightley.
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2. Hence: An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a
hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.
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3. (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much
used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it
is of stone, and an important part of the construction.
There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere
decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants
graven fair." --Spenser.
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4. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is
the pendant to the other vase.
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5. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
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6. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
[U.S.] --Knight.
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Pendant post (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open
timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and
resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and
supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the
roof.
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pendant
(wn) | pendant
adj 1: held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn:
pendent, pendant, dependent]
n 1: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace
or earring) [syn: pendant, pendent]
2: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the
ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
appendant
(encz) | appendant,průvodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dependant
(encz) | dependant,rodinný příslušník Zdeněk Broždependant,závislá osoba Zdeněk Broždependant,závislý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dependant on
(encz) | dependant on, adj: |
pendant earring
(encz) | pendant earring, n: |
Appendant
(gcide) | Appendant \Ap*pend"ant\, a. [F. appendant, p. pr. of appendre.
See Append, v. t.]
1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal
appendant to a paper.
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As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is
but reasonable we should suffer the appendant
calamity. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage
for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance
belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more
worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be
appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a
seat in church to a house. --Wharton. --Coke.
[1913 Webster]Appendant \Ap*pend"ant\, n.
1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate
to it.
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2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior
inheritance.
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appendant
(gcide) | affixed \affixed\ adj.
1. attached physically. Opposite of unaffixed.
Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are:
appendant , {basifixed, fastened, secured, {glued,
pasted, stuck to(predicate) , {pegged-down , {pinned,
stapled , taped to(predicate), {mounted .
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Common appendant
(gcide) | Common \Com"mon\, n.
1. The people; the community. [Obs.] "The weal o' the
common." --Shak.
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2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure,
for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the
public; or to a number of persons.
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3. (Law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another,
in common either with the owner or with other persons; --
so called from the community of interest which arises
between the claimant of the right and the owner of the
soil, or between the claimants and other commoners
entitled to the same right.
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Common appendant, a right belonging to the owners or
occupiers of arable land to put commonable beasts upon the
waste land in the manor where they dwell.
Common appurtenant, a similar right applying to lands in
other manors, or extending to other beasts, besides those
which are generally commonable, as hogs.
Common because of vicinage or {Common because of
neighborhood}, the right of the inhabitants of each of two
townships, lying contiguous to each other, which have
usually intercommoned with one another, to let their
beasts stray into the other's fields. -
Common in gross or Common at large, a common annexed to a
man's person, being granted to him and his heirs by deed;
or it may be claimed by prescriptive right, as by a parson
of a church or other corporation sole. --Blackstone.
Common of estovers, the right of taking wood from another's
estate.
Common of pasture, the right of feeding beasts on the land
of another. --Burill.
Common of piscary, the right of fishing in waters belonging
to another.
Common of turbary, the right of digging turf upon the
ground of another.
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Dependant
(gcide) | Dependant \De*pend"ant\, Dependance \De*pend"ance\, n.,
Dependancy \De*pend"an*cy\, n.
See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.
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Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from
the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the
Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form
dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing
it from the adjective, usually written dependent.
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Pendant
(gcide) | Pendant \Pend"ant\ (p[e^]nd"ant), n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre
to hang, L. pendere. Cf. Pendent, Pansy, Pensive,
Poise, Ponder.]
1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental
character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an
appendix or addition, as to a book.
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Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope.
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Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its
pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
--Keightley.
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2. Hence: An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a
hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.
[PJC]
3. (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much
used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it
is of stone, and an important part of the construction.
There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere
decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants
graven fair." --Spenser.
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4. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is
the pendant to the other vase.
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5. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
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6. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
[U.S.] --Knight.
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Pendant post (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open
timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and
resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and
supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the
roof.
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Pendant post
(gcide) | Pendant \Pend"ant\ (p[e^]nd"ant), n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre
to hang, L. pendere. Cf. Pendent, Pansy, Pensive,
Poise, Ponder.]
1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental
character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an
appendix or addition, as to a book.
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Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope.
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Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its
pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.
--Keightley.
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2. Hence: An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a
hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.
[PJC]
3. (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much
used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it
is of stone, and an important part of the construction.
There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere
decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants
graven fair." --Spenser.
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4. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is
the pendant to the other vase.
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5. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
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6. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
[U.S.] --Knight.
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Pendant post (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open
timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and
resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and
supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the
roof.
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Rudder pendants
(gcide) | Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[=o][eth]er a paddle;
akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw.
roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See Row to propel
with an oar, and cf. Rother. ]
1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a
vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad
and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank,
and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one
edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it
can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a
tiller, wheel, or other attachment.
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2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or
governor; that which guides or governs the course.
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For rhyme the rudder is of verses. --Hudibras.
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3. In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to
exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.
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Balance rudder (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle
instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.
Drop rudder (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so
as to be more effective in steering.
Rudder chain (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes
which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its
loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in
case the tiller or the wheel is broken.
Rudder coat (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to
prevent water from entering the rudderhole.
Rudder fish. (Zool.)
(a) The pilot fish.
(b) The amber fish (Seriola zonata), which is bluish
having six broad black bands.
(c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus
perciformis}); -- called also black rudder fish,
logfish, and barrel fish. The name is also applied
to other fishes which follow vessels.
Rudder pendants (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder
chains.
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appendant
(wn) | appendant
adj 1: affixed as an appendage |
dependant
(wn) | dependant
adj 1: contingent on something else [syn: dependent,
dependant, qualified]
2: addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, {drug-
addicted}, hooked, strung-out]
n 1: a person who relies on another person for support
(especially financial support) [syn: dependant,
dependent] |
dependant on
(wn) | dependant on
adj 1: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow;
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn:
contingent, contingent on(p), contingent upon(p),
dependent on(p), dependant on(p), {dependent
upon(p)}, dependant upon(p), depending on(p)] |
dependant upon
(wn) | dependant upon
adj 1: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow;
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn:
contingent, contingent on(p), contingent upon(p),
dependent on(p), dependant on(p), {dependent
upon(p)}, dependant upon(p), depending on(p)] |
pendant earring
(wn) | pendant earring
n 1: an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: pendant earring,
drop earring, eardrop] |
COMMON APPENDANT
(bouvier) | COMMON APPENDANT, Eng. law. A right attached to arable land, and is an
incident of tenure, and supposed to have originated by grant of the lord or
owner of a manor or waste, in consideration of certain rents or services, or
other value, to a freeholder or copyholder of plough land, and at the same
time either expressly or by implication, and as of common right and
necessity common appendant over his other wastes and commons. Co. Litt. 122
a; Willis, 222.
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